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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

American Thoracic Society · United States · Est. 1820

ISSN1535-4970

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

5.423

H-Indexi

506

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.861

Total Worksi

28,275

Total Citationsi

1,878,108

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine publishes research related to respiratory health and critical care medicine. Topics include the association between air quality and respiratory health outcomes, as well as postoperative recurrence in chronic rhinosinusitis.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1820

FrequencyMonthly, 2025-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications28,275

Publisher OrgAmerican Thoracic Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Thoracic Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1535-4970

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

671

35k

2019

897

45k

2020

593

18k

2021

718

18k

2022

594

11k

2023

647

5.7k

2024

7.5k

2.8k

2025

7.5k

105

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ1

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Critical Care MedicineRespiratory System

Scopus Categories

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchAsthma and respiratory diseasesRespiratory Support and MechanismsInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchPulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsRespiratory and Cough-Related ResearchInhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryNeuroscience of respiration and sleepObstructive Sleep Apnea Research

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Is American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.84.

Is American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.